1. Right to education shall be secured by the state by development of educational system,
improvement of legal basis of its functioning and creation of necessary socio-economic
conditions for obtainment education in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
The state control of the quality of education provided by creation and functioning of
national system of education quality evaluation.
1-1. The state shall create conditions for persons (children) with special educational needs
for their self-improvement, continuing lifelong learning at all levels of education, free
development of their abilities, including the right to choose the form of education within the
limits provided by the education system, taking into account their individual development
characteristics.
2. The state ensures that citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan receive free pre-school,
primary, basic secondary, general secondary, technical and vocational education with the
assignment of qualifications or work qualifications to graduates within one vocation, also on a
competitive basis in accordance with the state educational order of free technical and
professional, post-secondary, higher and postgraduate education, if the education of each of
these levels is received by a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the first time, with the
exception of education received in military, special educational institutions and educational
organizations under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Foreigners and persons without citizenship, permanently residing in the Republic of
Kazakhstan, as well as arrived to the Republic of Kazakhstan in order of family reunification,
shall have a right to obtain of preschool, primary, basic secondary and general secondary
education, equally with the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the manner established
by the authorized body in the field of education.
Foreigners and persons without citizenship, permanently residing in the Republic of
Kazakhstan, has a right to obtain free technical and professional, post-secondary, higher and
postgraduate education shall be granted to the persons without citizenship, permanently
residing in the Republic of Kazakhstan, on a competitive base in accordance with the state
educational order, if education of each of these levels they get for the first time, except for the
military educational institutions.
The right to receive free technical and professional, post-secondary, higher and
postgraduate education by foreigners on a competitive basis in accordance with the state
educational order is determined by international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
except for persons studying under scholarship programs.
2-1. The state provides conditions of creation of informational and communication
infrastructure of electronic tutoring with use of information and communication technologies.
2-2. The state shall create conditions for providing students, master's degree students and
doctoral students with newly opened places in dormitories for students, master's degree
students and doctoral students by placing a state order for providing students, master's degree
students and doctoral students with accommodation in dormitories. Payment for
accommodation in dormitories shall not be included in the state order for providing students,
master's degree students and doctoral students with places in dormitories, except in cases
when the state subsidizes the costs of accommodation as part of the state order for providing
students, master's degree students and doctoral students with places in dormitories.
The state order contract for providing students, master's degree students and doctoral
students with accommodation in dormitories shall be concluded between the authorized
education body’s operator and the dormitory owner. A mandatory condition of the state order
contract for providing students, master's degree students and doctoral students with
accommodation in dormitories shall be a ban on changing the intended purpose of the
dormitory for a period of at least twenty years.
3. In order of ensure the availability of obtainment technical and professional,
post-secondary, higher and postgraduate education shall be created conditions for the
development of the State educational storage system and non-state educational credit.
The state shall take measures on creation of the system of guaranteeing of educational
credits, disbursed by the financial organizations.
4. The state shall compensate for maintenance expenses of citizens of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, being in need of social assistance in whole or in part, in the period of obtainment
education by them.
To the categories of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to whom is rendered the
social assistance, shall include:
1) orphaned children, children, being left without parental care;
2) children with developmental disabilities, children with disabilities, persons with
disabilities and persons with disabilities from childhood;
2) children with developmental disabilities, children with disabilities, persons with
disabilities and persons with childhood disabilities;
3) children from families with many children;
4) children in adaptation centers for minors and support centers for children in need of
special social services;
5) children, residing in the boarding schools of general and sanatory type,
boarding-schools under schools;
6) children, educating and training in the specialized boarding school organizations of
education for the gifted children;
7) pupils of boarding school organizations;
8) children from families, having a right to receipt the state targeted social assistance, as
well as from families, not receiving the state targeted social assistance, in which the average
income below the amount of minimum living wage;
9) children, who on the state of health are educated by programs of primary, basic
secondary, general secondary education at home or in the organizations, rendering sanatory
assistance, as well as rehabilitation treatment and medical rehabilitation for a long period;
10) other categories of citizens, determined by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
11) other categories of citizens determined by the decision of the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan.
4-1. The state shall compensate for expenses for meals of separate categories of students
in whole or in part in the manner provided by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
5. For citizens who for health reasons cannot visit for a long time the organizations of
secondary education individual free training at home or in the organizations rendering the
stationary help and also recovery treatment and medical rehabilitation will be organized.
6. The state, achieving purposes of inclusive education, shall provide the special
conditions for obtainment by them education, correction of disturbances of development and
social adaptation at all levels of education to the citizens with disabilities in development.
7. The state shall guarantee functioning of ungraded schools and boarding school
organizations for the provision of a right to obtain primary, basic secondary, general
secondary education by the children, residing in the inhabited localities with less number of
residents.
8. The state shall create the necessary conditions to the gifted citizens of the Republic of
Kazakhstan for obtainment elite education, as well as abroad.
Footnote. Article 8 as amended by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
22.07.2011 № 478-IV (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first
official publication); dated 24.10.2011 № 487-IV(shall be enforced upon expiry of ten
calendar days after its first official publication); dated 13.02.2012 № 553-IV (shall be
enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication); dated 14.01.2013
№ 68-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication);
dated 21.05.2013 № 93-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first
official publication); dated 14.01.2014 № 161-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten
calendar days after its first official publication); dated 29.09.2014 № 239-V (shall be enforced
on the expiry of ten calendar day of its first official publication); dated 13.11.2015 № 398-V (
shall be enforced on the expiry of ten calendar days after day of its first official publication);
dated 24.11.2015 № 419-V (shall be enforced dated 01.01.2016); dated 04.12.2015 № 435-V
(shall be enforced dated 01.01.2016); of 09.04.2016 № 501-V (shall be enforced on the
expiry of ten calendar days after day of its first official publication); dated 25.12.2017 № 122-
VI (shall be enforced dated 01.01.2018); dated 04.07.2018 № 171-VI (shall be enforced upon
the expiration of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated
04.07.2018 № 172-VI (shall be enforced upon the expiration of ten calendar days after the
day of its first official publication); dated 01.04.2019 № 240-VI (shall be enforced upon the
expiration of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 26.06.2021
№ 56-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official
publication); dated 27.06.2022 № 129-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days
after its first official publication); dated 20.03.2023 № 214-VII (shall be enforced ten
calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (
shall be enforced from 01.07.2023); dated 30.12.2024 № 148-VIII (effective ten calendar
days after the date of its first official publication).

Footnote. The title is in the wording of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
24.10.2011 № 487-IV (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first
official publication); with the changes of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
13.11.2015 № 398-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official
publication).
1. Special curricula shall be developed on the basis of general educational curricula of
preschool education and training, primary, basic secondary, general secondary education,
educational programs of technical and vocational education and shall be aimed at the
education and development of children with disabilities, take into account the psychophysical
characteristics and cognitive abilities of students and pupils, determined taking into account
the recommendations of psychological, medical and pedagogical consultations.
2. Is excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 26.06.2021 № 56-VII (
shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication
).
3. Special educational programs shall be implemented in special educational organizations
provided for by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in preschool organizations,
secondary schools, technical and vocational education organizations or at home.
Footnote. Article 19 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
24.10.2011 № 487-IV (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first
official publication); dated 13.11.2015 № 398-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten
calendar days after its first official publication); № 165-VI dated 02.07.2018 (shall be
enforced upon the expiration of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication)
; dated 26.06.2021 № 56-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day
of its first official publication).

1. Children from six years of age are admitted to study in 1st grade without the use of test
or competitive procedures in the manner determined by the authorized body in the field of
education.
To receive secondary education, children with disabilities can be admitted to educational
organizations from the age of six to ten. Education of children with disabilities shall be
carried out taking into account the assessment of special educational needs. At the same time,
the duration of obtaining primary and basic secondary education in accordance with
educational programs must be at least ten years.
2. Secondary school, small school, gymnasium, lyceum, network school, specialized
school are the main types of secondary education organizations.
3. Exclusion of children up to sixteen years old from the state organization of secondary
education shall be admitted in exceptional cases by the decision of body of the state
management of educational organization for commission of unlawful acts, gross and repeated
infringement of charter of educational organization.
Decision on exclusion of orphaned children and children, being left without parental care
shall be accepted with the consent of tutorship and guardianship authority.
Decision of the elimination of the minors satying on the registry of service of a probation
from the state organizations of the secondary education is accepted with the consent of
service of a probation
Footnote. Article 31 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
24.10.2011 № 487-IV (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first
official publication); dated 13.11.2015 № 398-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten
calendar days after its first official publication); dated 18.04.2017 № 58-VI (shall be enforced
upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication); dated 09.04.2016, № 501-
V shall be enforced dated 01.01.2019); dated 26.06.2021 № 56-VII (shall be enforced upon
expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 23.02.2024 №
64-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first
official publication).

1. An additional education of children shall be carried out in the educational organizations
and non-school organizations, the types of which are approved by the authorized body in the
field of education.
Educational services on educational training programs of additional education shall be
provided to the students by the educational organizations, implementing general education
training programs of primary, basic secondary and general secondary education and on a
contractual basis.
2. The education of adults (persons who have attained the age of 18) is aimed at meeting
their educational needs throughout their lives in order to acquire additional knowledge and
skills in accordance with the ongoing socio-economic changes in society.
Adults acquire additional knowledge and skills through additional and non-formal
education.
Additional education of adults is carried out by educational organizations, as well as legal
entities that have structural subdivisions implementing additional educational programs.
Non-formal adult education is carried out by organizations that provide educational
services that do not take into account the place, timing and form of training, and is
accompanied by the issuance of a document confirming the results of training.
Results of education received by adults throughout their lives through non-formal
education are recognized in accordance with the procedure provided for by this Law and
contribute to further employment.
2-1. Training at the preparatory departments of higher education and (or) postgraduate
education is related to additional education.
3. Advanced training of personnel shall be conducted at educational organization
implementing educational programs of additional education, scientific organizations,
institutions of advanced training, in the workplace and during internship on “BOLASHAK”
International Fellowship.
The implementation of postdoctoral programs shall be carried out at the expense of
individuals and (or) legal entities, including through grant funding of scientific, scientific and
technical projects and programs, in organizations of higher and (or) postgraduate education
and scientific organizations that have scientific schools and carry out scientific researches in
the areas of personnel training.
4. Advanced training for senior executives, teachers shall be carried out at least once
every three years and for scientific workers of educational organizations at least once every
five years.
5. Is excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 07.07.2020 № 361-VI (
shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication
).
6. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan have the right to participate in the competition
for the international scholarship "Bolashak" for internship, taking into account the age limits
established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
An internship agreement shall be concluded with the citizens of the Republic of
Kazakhstan who have passed the competitive selection process.
7. The organization which is carrying out a complex of actions for administration of the
international grant of Bolashak, created by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan:
1) carries out informational maintenance of actions for the international grant of Bolashak
;
2) carries out the organization and carrying out documents acceptance of applicants for
judgment of the international grant of Bolashak;
3) carries out a complex of actions for the organization of selection of applicants on a
competitive basis;
4) signs contracts of tutoring, pledge and (or) guarantee;
5) carries out the organization and monitoring of the academic tutoring and passing of
training by scholars;
6) provides financing of expenses, the bound to the organization of tutoring and passings
of training;
7) carries out monitoring of performance of terms of the contract by scholars regarding
working off in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
8) signs contracts with the international partners, foreign educational institutions for the
organization of tutoring of scholars.
Footnote. Article 37 is in the wording of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
24.10.2011 № 487-IV (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first
official publication); with amendments by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
21.07.2015 № 337-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official
publication); dated 13.11.2015 № 398-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days
after its first official publication); dated 04.07.2018 № 171-VI (shall be enforced upon the
expiration of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 27.12.2019
№ 294-VI (shall enter into force upon expiration of ten calendar days after its first official
publication); dated 07.07.2020 № 361-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days
after the day of its first official publication); dated 03.05.2022 № 118-VII (shall be enforced
upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication); dated 01.07.2024 № 104-
VIII (shall be enforced upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the date of its first official
publication).

1. Language policy in the organizations of education shall be carried out in accordance
with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the legislation of the Republic of
Kazakhstan on languages.
2. All organizations of education, irrespective of their form of ownership, shall provide
the students with knowledge of Kazakh language as the state, as well as learning of Russian
languages in accordance with the state obligatory standards of relevant educational level.
3. Right to obtain education in a native language shall be provided by creation upon
present of possibility of relevant organizations of education, classes, groups, as well as
conditions of their functioning
Creation of relevant organizations of education, classes, groups with the state language
shall be the priority orientation.
4. The State Language and Russian are compulsory subjects to be included in a list of
subjects during final assessment of students at secondary educational organizations.
Footnote. Article 9 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
24.10.2011 № 487-IV (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first
official publication); dated 09.04.2016 № 501-V (shall enter into force on 01.01.2017).

1. Procedures for admission to preschool organizations, organization of secondary,
vocational, post-secondary, higher and (or) postgraduate education shall be defined by
standard rules for admission to educational organizations of respective type, except for the
Academy of Justice, military, special educational institutions.
1-1. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 04.07.2018 № 171-VI (
entered into force on the expiration of ten calendar days after the day of its first official
publication).
2. The procedure for admission to pre-school organizations and organizations of
secondary education, ensuring the admission of all children, including persons (children) with
special educational needs, living in the service area of the educational organization shall be
determined by the standard rules for admission to education in the educational organization of
the corresponding type.
2-1. Admission to the study of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to whom are
awarded a grant "Orken" shall be carry out by the specialized organizations of education "
Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools".
2-2. Admission to preschool organizations, including persons (children) with special
education needs, is carried out upon application of parents or other legal representatives and
is determined by the standard rules for admission to education organizations of the
corresponding type.
3. Admission to study in educational organizations that implement educational programs
of technical and professional, post-secondary, higher, postgraduate education shall be carried
out on the basis of applications from citizens on a competitive basis, with the exception of the
case provided for in paragraph 8-1 of this article. The conditions of the competition must
guarantee the observance of the rights to education and ensure the enrollment of citizens who
are the most capable and prepared to master the educational program of the appropriate level.
Winners and prize winners of international Olympiads in general education subjects,
international competitions of scientific projects and international competitions of performers,
sports competitions (awarded with diplomas of the first, second and third degree) of the last
three years according to the list approved by the authorized body in the field of education,
shall be enrolled with the award of an educational grant in educational organizations
implementing educational programs of higher education, on the basis of their application,
provided that the specialty they have chosen corresponds to the subject of the Olympiad,
competition or sports competition.
Upon completion of their compulsory military service, military personnel shall be
awarded an educational grant for study in higher education programs for the upcoming
academic year on a competitive basis within the quota in accordance with subparagraph 2-1)
of paragraph 8 of this Article, upon confirmation of their readiness to study in higher and (or)
postgraduate education organizations in accordance with subparagraph 2) of Article 50-1 of
the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Military Service and the Status of Military
Personnel".
3-1. Admission to the study in the autonomous organizations shall be carried out in the
manner determined by the specified organizations, without use of the procedures of common
national testing.
4. For reception of postgraduate education in the leading foreign organisations of higher
and (or) postgraduate education on the full-time form of training according to the list of the
specialities confirmed annually in an order established by the legislation of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan have the right to award on a competitive
basis the international grant "Bolashak" taking into account the age restrictions established by
the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In order to obtain higher education in leading foreign organizations of higher and (or)
postgraduate education in full-time education in accordance with the list of specialties
annually approved in the manner established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan awarded over the past three years with diplomas of the
first, second and third degrees of international Olympiads in general education subjects,
international competitions of scientific projects and international competitions of performers,
the list of which is determined by the Republican commission for the training of personnel
abroad, shall have the right to be awarded on a competitive basis the international scholarship
"Bolashak" provided that the specialty they have chosen corresponds to the subject of the
Olympiad or competition and unconditional enrollment in academic education (except for
financial conditions) taking into account the age restrictions established by the legislation of
the Republic of Kazakhstan.
An agreement is signed with the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who have been
awarded the international Bolashak scholarship for training on the international Bolashak
scholarship.
5. When holding a competition for educational grants, as well as to enroll in the ranks of
students under the state educational order for training of personnel with higher education in
the case of equality of points have a priority right in the subsequent order of priority:
1) persons, awarded with badge “Altyn belgi”;
1-1) persons awarded with badge of merit for patriotism demonstrated and social activism
;
2) excluded by the Law pf the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 13.11.2015 № 398-V (shall
be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after day of its first official publication);
2-1) the persons having documents on formation of the organizations of education
implementing the educational programs of technical and professional, postsecondary
education which confirmed qualification and having length of service in not less than one
year;";
3) winners of international Olympiads and competitions of scientific projects (scientific
competitions) in general education subjects (awarded with diplomas of the first, second and
third degrees), international and republican competitions of performers and sports
competitions (awarded with diplomas of the first, second and third degrees) of the last three
years, the list of which is determined authorized body in the field of education, as well as the
winners of the presidential, republican Olympiads and competitions of scientific projects in
general education subjects (awarded with diplomas of the first, second and third degree) of
the current academic year, provided that their chosen specialty corresponds to the subject of
the Olympiad, competition or sports competition, with the exception of persons specified in
the second part of paragraph 3 of this Article;
4) orphans and children left without parental care, as well as young citizens of the
Republic of Kazakhstan who have lost or left without parental care before adulthood, persons
with disabilities of the first and second groups, veterans of military operations on the territory
of other states, veterans equated in benefits to veterans of the Great Patriotic War, persons
with disabilities from childhood, children with disabilities who, according to a medical report,
are not contraindicated in studying in the relevant educational organizations, and persons who
have educational documents (certificates, certificates, diplomas) with honors.
5-1. In case of refusal of the owner of the educational grant before its transfer in the
organization of higher and (or) postgraduate education the certificate on award of the
educational grant is cancelled, and the educational grant is awarded in the established order.
6. Reception on training in educational programs of postsecondary education is carried
out on the conditions determined by authorized body in the field of education.
7. Enrollment in higher and (or) postgraduate education organizations for receiving
postgraduate education shall be carried out on the basis of applications from citizens on a
competitive basis in the manner established by the science and higher education authority.
8. At revenues to study the reception quota is provided in the organizations of education
implementing educational programs of technical and professional, postsecondary and higher
education for:
1) citizens from among persons with disabilities of the first or second group, persons with
disabilities from childhood, children with disabilities;
2) veterans of military operations on the territory of other states, veterans, equal in
benefits to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War;
2-1) citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who have served the established term of
compulsory military service by conscription;
3) citizens from among rural youth for training on educational programs that determine
the socio-economic development of the village;
4) persons of the Kazakh nationality who are not citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
5) orphan children and children without parental support and also the citizens of the
Republic of Kazakhstan from among youth who lost or without parental support to majority;
6) the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan from among rural youth moving to the
regions determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
7) children from families with four or more minor children;
8) children from single-parent families who have this status for at least three years;
9) children from families raising children with disabilities from childhood, persons with
disabilities of the first or second group.
8-1. Admission to training in education organizations implementing education programs
of technical and vocational, post-secondary and higher education of children (including
adopted children, stepchildren living together) of employees of special state and law
enforcement bodies, civil defense bodies, state courier service, military servicemen, as well as
medical professionals who died or who were determined to be disabled as a result of injury (
wound, trauma, contusion) sustained in the performance of official duties, shall be out of
competition on the basis of their application with the provision of a state education order and
(or) award of an education grant.
9. Admission for training under educational programs requiring special and (or) creative
training, including in the areas of training of personnel in the field of education and health
care, is carried out taking into account the results of special and (or) creative examinations.
The list of educational programs and the procedure for holding special and (or) creative
examinations are determined by standard admission rules.
9-1. The order of admission of students in the organization of higher and (or) postgraduate
education before the end of the first academic period is determined by standard admission
rules..
10. Admission for the study in the spiritual (religious) organizations of education shall be
carried out from the list of persons, having secondary education in the manner established by
the incorporator.
11. Admission for training under the state educational order on separate specialties or
educational programs of technical and professional, post-secondary and higher education,
requiring work with state secrets, is carried out in the organizations of education having the
permission of national security bodies according to the legislation of the Republic of
Kazakhstan on state secrets.
12. Procedure of admission to the study in the educational organization in a part, not
regulated by this Law and relevant model rules of admission, shall be established by the
incorporator or incorporators (body of the state management) of educational organization.
13. Education at educational organizations implementing general educational programs of
preschool education and training, elementary, main secondary and general secondary
education, educational programs of vocational, post-secondary education, except for military,
special educational institutions shall be conducted based on an agreement the standard form
whereof is approved by an authorized body in the field of education.
Footnote. Article 26 as amended by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
19.01.2011 № 395-IV (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first
official publication); dated 24.10.2011 № 487-IV(shall be enforced upon expiry of ten
calendar days after its first official publication); dated 21.07.2015 № 337-V (shall be enforced
upon the expiry of ten calendar days after day of its first official publication); dated
13.11.2015 № 398-V (an order of enforcement see Article 2); dated 24.11.2015 № 421-V (
shall be enforced upon the expiry of ten calendar days after day of its first official publication
); dated 03.12.2015 № 433-V (becomes effective from 01.01.2016); dated 09.04.2016 № 501-
V (shall be enforced upon the expiry of ten calendar days after day of its first official
publication); dated 16.05.2018 № 155-VI (shall be enforced upon the expiration of ten
calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 02.07.2018 № 165-VI (shall
be enforced upon the expiration of ten calendar days after the day of its first official
publication); dated 04.07.2018 № 171-VI (shall be enforced upon the expiration of ten
calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 21.02.2019 № 227-VI (for
procedures of enforcement, see Article 2); dated 27.12.2019 № 291-VI (shall enter into force
upon expiration of ten calendar days after its first official publication); dated 27.12.2019 №
294-VI (shall enter into force upon expiration of ten calendar days after its first official
publication); dated 06.05.2020 № 323-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days
after the day of its first official publication); dated 02.01.2021 № 399-VI (shall be enforced
upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated
26.06.2021 № 56-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its
first official publication); dated 03.05.2022 № 118-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten
calendar days after its first official publication); dated 27.06.2022 № 129-VII (shall be
enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication); dated 11.07.2022
№ 136-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official
publication); dated 19.04.2023 № 223-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the date
of its first official publication); dated 19.04.2024 № 74-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiry of
ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 06.05.2024 № 79-VIII (
shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication
); dated 30.12.2024 № 148-VIII (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official
publication); dated 10.02.2025 № 163-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar
days after the date of its first official publication).

1. The students who have passed the final certification in organizations of secondary,
technical and vocational, post-secondary, higher and postgraduate education shall be issued
one of the following documents on education:
1) a document on education of the state sample;
2) a document on the formation of autonomous educational organizations;
3) a document on education of its own sample.
Documents on formation of the independent organizations of education and also the
organizations of education at the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan are equated to
documents on formation of the state exemplar.
Documents on education shall contain security marks.
2. Availability of document confirming education of the state-recognized or own sample
shall be the necessary condition for continuation study in the educational organizations of
subsequent level.
3. Documents on education of the state sample shall be issued by:
1) educational organizations that have a license to engage in educational activities in
general educational curricula of basic secondary, general secondary education, educational
programs of higher and postgraduate education at the Academy of Justice, military, special
educational institutions and have passed state certification;
2) international schools that have a license to engage in educational activities according to
general educational curricula of basic secondary, general secondary education and have
passed state attestation or accreditation in the manner established by the legislation of the
Republic of Kazakhstan, unless otherwise provided by international treaties ratified by the
Republic of Kazakhstan;
3) educational organizations that have a license to engage in educational activities in
educational programs of technical, vocational, post-secondary education, included in the
register of educational programs, and have passed state certification;
4) educational organizations that have a license to engage in educational activities on
educational programs of higher and postgraduate education in the field of healthcare and have
been accredited by accreditation bodies included in the register of recognized accreditation
bodies.
Requirements for filling out documents on education of the state standard shall be
determined by the education authority and (or) the science and higher education authority.
3-1. Documents on education of their own sample shall be issued to the students who have
passed the final certification, by organizations of higher and (or) postgraduate education that
have a license to engage in educational activities.
4. Documents on the formation of autonomous educational organizations shall be issued
by autonomous educational organizations.
The form and requirements for filling out documents on the formation of an autonomous
educational organization shall be determined by the autonomous educational organization.
5. Educational organizations, implementing educational programs of technical and
vocational, post-secondary education, based on the results of students mastering professional
modules within one qualification and the results of intermediate certification shall issue a
certificate of vocational training.
5-1. Documents on education of their own sample shall be issued by organizations of
higher and (or) postgraduate education, with the exception of the Academy of Justice,
military, special educational institutions, educational organizations implementing educational
programs of higher and (or) postgraduate education in the field of healthcare, having a license
to engage in educational activities and accredited by accreditation bodies included in the
register of recognized accreditation bodies.
The form and requirements for filling out documents on education of their own sample
shall be determined by the organization of higher and (or) postgraduate education, taking into
account the basic requirements for the content of documents on education of their own sample
.
6. Not finished education or not passed a final assessment, the reference of the established
exemplar is issued studying.
7. Documents on education issued by foreign educational organizations, including their
branches, as well as scientific centers and laboratories shall be recognized on the territory of
the Republic of Kazakhstan with the issuance of an appropriate certificate to persons who
have completed their studies.
8. Documents on education issued by foreign organizations of higher and (or)
postgraduate education, scientific centers and laboratories to citizens of the Republic of
Kazakhstan - holders of the international scholarship "Bolashak" shall be recognized in the
Republic of Kazakhstan without going through the procedures for recognizing education
documents.
9. Students who have passed the final certification in organizations of technical and
vocational, post-secondary, higher and (or) postgraduate education, simultaneously with the
document on education, may be issued a document confirming their mastery of practical skills
and competencies, in the manner and form provided for by the legislation of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 39 with amendments by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
13.11.2015 № 398-V (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official
publication); with the amendments made by the law of the Republic of Kazakhsta 04.07.2018
№ 171-VI (shall be enforced upon the expiration of ten calendar days after the day of its first
official publication); dated 04.07.2018 № 172-VI (shall be enforced upon the expiration of
ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 21.02.2019 № 227-VI (
for procedures of enforcement, see Article 2); dated 08.01.2021 № 410-VI (see Article 2 for
the order of entry into force); dated 19.04.2023 № 223-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar
days after the date of its first official publication); dated 23.02,2024 № 64-VIII (shall be
enforced upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

Violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of education shall
entail responsibility in accordance with the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

49) secondary education – guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan
on education, obtained by the citizens in the results of learning of general education training
programs of primary, basic secondary and general secondary education in accordance with
the state obligatory standards of education;